@Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social a lot clicks into place when you understand that a prerequisite for being considered human in the US is being wealthy

there's no paradox or hypocrisy involved when they babble about "freedom" and "liberty" only to turn around and put a boot on our necks

as far as our leadership is concerned, we're not the "people" the Declaration of Independence is talking about; we're chattel who exist only to maintain their comfort without complaint